Turkish Polarity-Sensitive Items #
@cite{haspelmath-1997}
Turkish indefinite pronoun polarity items, typed by the categories from
Typology.PolarityItem.
- kimse: Weak NPI (questions, conditionals, indirect negation)
- hiç kimse: Emphatic negative indefinite (direct negation)
- herhangi biri: Free choice item
kimse — Weak NPI. Historically 'person'; now polarity-sensitive in questions, conditionals, and indirect negation.
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hiç kimse — Emphatic negative indefinite. hiç intensifier + kimse; direct negation only.
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herhangi biri — Free choice item. 'Any person at all'.
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theorem
Fragments.Turkish.PolarityItems.turkish_npis_strengthening :
([kimse, hicKimse].all fun (e : Typology.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry) =>
e.scalarDirection == Typology.PolarityItem.ScalarDirection.strengthening) = true